I decided to delve even further into other artist's versions of kaiju for this one. Now, the actual Godzilla 2000 is not in here and theres a reason for that. One, there are more versions of Godzilla period then there are of one particular suit. Two, I hate the purple spikes 2000 has so I'd like to distance myself away from it as much as possible, though the head and everything else are fine. Anway, Here are the four I picked based on just being so radically different from each other and all being created after the year 2000, thus 'Godzilla 2000 Study'.

Final Wars Concept Godzilla by Toho:
I personally like this version alot. It's dark, powerful, and generally scary as hell. It has that doom eye look that the GMK Godzilla has but its more refined and it's body isn't really ponderous looking. This version has a pretty athletic build and a solid upright posture that gives it a good degree of presence. The odd thing about FW Concept Godzilla is that he has an element of Burning Godzilla with the red chest. The nose is rather oddly placed, being up near his eyes. He's also a very thorny bastard with clusters of them on the shoulders and rows of them down his legs. Touching this Godzilla is going to hurt. His arms are respectfully beefy and his claws look deadly and powerful. His tail seems a tad on the short side but that may be because of the perspective. This Godzilla has only two rows of spikes and they start rather high on his neck so he kinda got this mowhawk thing going. Generally I like this one and aside from an odd choice in spike placement he's an effective contender.

Godzilla Neo by Matt Frank:
You guys should have known I'd eventually get around to really analyzing this bad boy. The Godzilla that started the 'saurian movement' amongst Godzilla depictions, Godzilla Neo is what happens when you take Godzilla and make him conform to a mostly full dinosaur skeleton structure. His face and neck are perhaps the best parts, that theropod like skull and powerful armored neck and muscled throat are perhaps the most enjoyable things about this Godzilla as we could easily imagine this guy peeking around the corner of Jurassic Park one rainy night. His arms are anchored further down due to his more angled spine yet they are longer and more muscular with the thumb ending up as a dew claw like spike. The waist is where it gets kinda weird with it angled down and back while the legs are still mounted up front. Basically Godzilla Neo is drawn with the same body of most fantasy theropods, giving him slightly stronger prehistoric roots without having him conform to the straight horizontal spine that all real theropods have. He's a mutation after all so it understandable. His legs are thick and stocky but not overly so. Not sure if he could support himself with that leg structure but he's a kaiju so who cares. His feet have three large claws while the fourth is now a miniscule dew claw near his ankle. Moving to the tail, its decidedly gator like with the flat paddle toward the end and razor spines along the top. The spines all kinda cluster near the middle of his back with the largest one over the shoulders rather than in the middle where it usually is. The spines start in three rows down his head and back and converge into one line straight down his tail. I see what you did there Mr. Frank...Putting only one row down the tail to avoid one of the pains of drawing Godzilla, the hilariously tiny rows of spines. Well played sir, well played. This Godzilla has a dark green top and a silver grey belly so it blends the 2000's green with the 1990's and eariler black. A very reptilian eye and that little ear seal the deal and Godzilla Neo is a very acceptable version. Real dinosaur anatomy be damned .

Legend Godzilla by ChaosGhidorah:
ChaosGhidorah takes what made the Heisei era kaiju interesting and builds on it. Basically all his kaiju have powerful legs, heavily built chests, and are thornier than a hedgehog. His version of Godzilla is a good example. First thing you'll notice is that its very muscled and brutish looking with strong legs and a big chest. Notice that I did not say fat legs, there is some serious definition on those legs so he's turned the Heisei trap into a strength in his design work. The face is another odd thing you'll notice. Usually Godzilla has a mix between dinosaur and cat when it comes to his face. Here the cat has been replaced with wolf as he has a very angular snout and big fangs nestled under a large nasal chamber, at least compared to other Godzilla's. It has ears back there somewhere, though you could honestly mistake it for a spike since they are freaking everywhere. Another thing about his Godzilla is that it is absolutely lathered in spikes, they are absolutely everywhere from his head all the way to the tip of his tail. Touching this Godzilla will send you to the emergency ward with multiple puncture wounds. The belly is the only place there are no spikes, its a smooth reptilian texture and light gray as opposed the slate black of his hide. The eyes are similar to the GMK's but whether he's blind, partially blind or just under high tension everyday is anyone's guess. His spines are normal by Godzilla standards. Overall all a very powerful build and edgy style with this one.

Genesis Godzilla by Tyzilla33191
The Genesis series is slow in coming with only a couple monsters having been seen. Anguirus and Godzilla being the most looked over and redesigned. This is the current style of Genesis Godzilla, at least for right now. While ChaosGhidorah seemed to meld some Heisei into his designs, Tyzilla has elements of Showa in his. Genesis Godzilla has big intelligent eyes that just ooze character. My sketch here doesn't really do the head justice as its disproportionate to its body so thats why it looks rather funky here. Anyway, the classic muzzle is back as is the tri-chambered chest and the stocky legs. Though they aren't bulging with excess skin like the Heisei versions so thats good. The arms are nice and long so he could do so interesting stuff with those. The spikes are whats different with this one. The head spines are actually clustered spikes that run down his neck and then become the standard three rows of spines that we're used to seeing. This Godzilla is very solid and has elements of that old school charm for those who can appreciate it.

So many designs, each with their own style and merits...I could just go with the normal Godzilla 2000 and just change the spine colors. I can't use him as is though because I fucking hate the purple spikes. Let me repeat that for clarity: I FUCKING HATE THE PURPLE SPIKES!!! There, I've said it, now the rest of him was fine but seriously, purple? Purple and green do not look good, unless you still live in the 70's, which defeats the purpose of a millenium look in the first place. There are probably some of you that like the color. I like the design of the spikes themselves but the color must go. I don't care if they're black or tinted red or bone white like they used to be. I'm not having purple, it can go crawl in a hole and die. It's too close to pink for my comfort...god I think I just blinded myself. Anway, I'll probably take the best features of all of them and combine them into a new Hybrid Millenium Godzilla, how's that strike you? You fellow Godzilla fans get to help me with this so tell me the pro's and cons of the versions featured here or what you think is important in a Millenium Godzilla.

-RenDragonClaw